suaire
French
Etymology
Alteration (or Gallicization), based on suer, of Latin sūdārium (“handkerchief”) (through Ecclesiastical Latin), from sudare (“to sweat”). Synchronically analysable as suer + -aire.
Pronunciation
Noun
suaire m (plural suaires)
Further reading
- “suaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.